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Ep. #799: Allison Russell

Allison Russell discusses her celebratory, thoughtful new album The Returner, the heady success of her 2021 debut, Outside Child, an update about her forthcoming memoir and its structure, Back to the Future and other trilogies, the power of the Rainbow Coalition, the right-ward shift of politics and fighting fascism with facts, loving The Sound of Music, inspiring work by Roberta Flack, Mavis Staples, Minnie Riperton, and Prince, her friendship with Brandi Carlile and their recent collabs with Joni Mitchell, reading us a poem she wrote about Joni, upcoming tour dates, other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on PatreonBlackbyrd MyoozikPizza Trokaderothe BookshelfPlanet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.

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Ep. #686: Bob Dylan Center’s Mark Davidson & Parker Fishel

Bob Dylan Center curators Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel discuss their exciting jobs, Bob Dylan’s vast archive of music, manuscripts, films, and more, my own attendance at the star-studded and inspiring grand opening of the Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, its unique purpose and thematic focus on creativity, its future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon, Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.

Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel (Lester Cohen, May 7, 2022)
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Ep. #670: Valerie June

Valerie June discusses her Grammy-nominated album The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers, plants, meditation, and the natural world, John Lennon’s “Imagine,” growing up in Tennessee and learning to sing in church, atheism and spirituality, working with Mavis Staples, other future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon, Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.